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1. firasd · 1786044353 · focus · HN ↗

   I think it’s a misread to think the default ChatGPT model switching to GPT 5.6 Luna is some sort of desperation move. Keep in mind that Claude .ai never had this extreme stratification between the frontier models and the free tier (Sonnet is available to free users with rate limits).

   So 5.6 Luna is just their next version of what they used to call 5.5 instant tier

   And 5.x instant models were never much to write home about anyway so the default ChatGPT free model hasn’t been particularly distinctive since 4o

   1. samsolomon · 1786106060 · focus · HN ↗

      Honestly, given the price 5.6 Luna is pretty fantastic. I replaced GPT 4.1 mini in several projects.

      It's also 50% cheaper if you only need it to run sometime in the next 24 hours.

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